Outside the city of watching the sunset in winter, there is still the fragrance of firecrackers for the New Year, and from time to time there are people who visit relatives and friends hurriedly passing by on the road. The children cheered, licking the candy man or cheese with snot, looking forward to the weight of the New Year's money in their pockets.

A convoy hurriedly walked on the official road and headed north. The guards in heavy armor and the luxurious and magnificent cars all declare the status of the master.

Wu Yan took a breath of cold air, and the cold wind inhaled into his body, as if he wanted to freeze everything. But in an instant, it was swallowed up by the enthusiasm that broke away from the barrier, and turned into a coolness.

After the New Year, Zhao Chang finally agreed that Chu Ji would go to Ziyue Mountain, where Guiyuan Sect was located, and worship Wu Qingliang as his teacher.

In time, Chu Ji grew up in the Guiyuan Sect, and with the Guiyuan Sect holding the position of a country's cultivation world, the power of the royal palace could truly penetrate into the cultivators of the world, rather than being in a corner of a county.

At the beginning of Ji's trip, Zhao Chang can be said to have made sufficient preparations, not only prepared rich gifts, but also sent guards to send them all the way, and sent Zhao Ling to personally send out of the city gate.

To Wu Gan's surprise, Zhao Ling asked Li Zhong to accompany him. Li Zhong has always been loyal to Zhao Ling, even if Zhao Chang is in front of him, if Zhao Ling gives an order, his people will swing an axe at him. new

A trace of gloom appeared in Wu Gan's heart, and his gaze at Li Chong was a little complicated.

After two days of driving, I arrived at a large city, which was densely populated and full of all kinds of novelties. Wu Yan took Chu Ji to live and wandered around the city every day.

The accompanying steward also raised objections, but Wu Jian prevaricated on the grounds that Chu Ji would enter the mountain immediately and there was little leisure to play. After all, the Guiyuan Sect did not specify when it would arrive, so everyone was also happy.

Before leaving, Wu Gen asked someone to go to the original valley early and sent a bunch of pears to Huang Li. Thinking that at this time, the other party received his own secret signal and had already begun to escape.

The convoy traveled for another two days and rested in a pavilion. It is close to a large mountain, surrounded by a large river under the snow, but it is a unique view.

Wu Gen found the team steward and Li Chong, only saying that the weather was cold, and the nobles couldn't bear to step on the snow and endure the cold, so they distributed a lot of fine wine. Such a good thing is indispensable for everyone to entourage.

At night, everyone was drinking happily, and Wu Jian also quietly put some medicine in Li Chong's wine. This big man followed Wu Gen and Chu Ji all the way, and he never left. It made Wu Ling quite uncomfortable, it seems that Zhao Ling is still not at ease with himself.

In the dark night, watching the last light in the pavilion go out, Wu Yan tightened his clothes, "Ready."

Chu Ji replied, "Alright, brother."

"Let's go."

"Okay."

The two quietly went out, went to the backyard of the pavilion, and found the horse ring. Wu Gan took out a black horse and wrapped the horse's hooves around a straw mat, which was not only non-slip but also reduced the noise.

After leaving the hall gate, I turned around and headed south. After walking more than 100 steps, Wu Gen looked back, gently pinched the horse under him, and stepped away in the wind and snow.

The wind was whistling in his ears, and Lu was fast as a horse, and his heart was like a breeze, so he couldn't be happy. From then on, the world is so big that you can gallop vertically and horizontally, and you don't have to be confined to this place to bend your eyebrows and bend your waist.

After walking for half an hour, Chu Ji on her back had fallen asleep soundly, Wu Yan pulled the cloak on her head upward, and stopped her horse to look around. There was a bright light in the distance, which was the starlight reflected by the river.

Turning over and dismounting, he patted the horse hard, and the horse, in pain, continued to run south, which was the route he had come.

Wu Gan took out an ice cart and went to the river. The river is already frozen, but you don't have to worry about stepping on the ice.

Get on the ice car, use two sticks to prop up, like a streamer, and gallop along the river.

Wu Gen did not dare to go directly to the destination of this trip, the King of Jinchun was powerful, if he was detected, Wu Gen believed that he would have to be stopped if he couldn't get out of a few counties. Chu Ji may be fine, but he will definitely be chopped into mashed meat.

In the early morning, the smoke curls in the pavilion, and it is the beginning of another day.

The steward who escorted Chu Ji rubbed his head and couldn't help but shake his head again and again, yesterday's wine was really stronger. Oh no, hurry up and serve the nobles, don't miss the right thing. Found it

Li Chong, who was still sleeping soundly, went to the front of the house where the noble man was.

The maid had already prepared all the toiletries and waited in front of the door in the cold wind, but there was no movement in the door. When I found the house where Wu Yan lived, it was empty, and even the bedding was cold.

A feeling of uneasiness rose in the steward's heart, and he hurried back to the house where Chu Ji lived, and knocked softly on the door.

There was no movement inside, and in a hurry, the steward pushed the door in, and the inside was empty. After looking around, I found a note on the table, saying that I couldn't bear to disturb everyone when I got up early, and I took my nobles up the mountain to play, so I didn't have to be anxious and waited.

Li waved his hand indifferently after looking at it, and prepared to go back to the house to continue to rest, he drank a little too much wine yesterday, and his head still hurts a little.

The steward, however, was worried, and immediately summoned his men, found the post chief and asked for directions, and went straight to the distant mountain. Until noon, Chu Ji was still not found. At this time, the steward was a little panicked, and even Li Chong sensed that something was wrong.

No matter how much you play, you can't go for such a long time, and you won't even eat, in case something happens, you can't explain it. In the end, everyone ran out to look for it, but there was no news until dusk.

The group finally panicked, and the lord of Chu Ji Weng was lost.

Wu Gen walked all the way along the river, and after several turns, he gradually went east.

A pier appeared ahead, and there was a small village on it. found an inn and let Chu Ji rest here for a while. After freezing all night, the little guy really couldn't bear it. After drinking a big bowl of piping hot oil tea, Chu Ji eased up.

wiped her face with some pity, and Wu Gen went out to ask people about the route to Dingyuan County. After asking several people in a row, he returned to the house.

In the inn house, Chu Ji rubbed her eyes and got up, last night the road was bumpy, the little girl was already extremely sleepy, and when she arrived at the store, she fell asleep, and got up halfway to just eat a meal.

Seeing Wu Gan, who was still inspecting the map while sitting under the candlelight, Chu Ji jumped down lightly and leaned his head over, "Brother, are you leaving?"

Wu Yan looked at Chu Ji, who was a little tired, and said softly, "No, rest for one night. In winter, the wind is cold, and after running around for a long time, it is easy to get sick."

"Oh, where are we going?"

"Go to the country of Zhu Juan."

"Whom are you looking for?"

"Find a brother who is more beautiful than a woman, and go and rest for a while."

"Okay."

Listening to the sound of rustling behind him, Wu Gen frowned and looked at the map on the table.

To go to Zhujuan Country, the fastest is to go all the way to the east, tracing down the river, passing through Danshui, Yicheng and other counties, and finally to the easternmost Yanyang County, entering the territory of Zhujuan Kingdom.

But Wu Yan didn't dare to move forward like this, the news of his and Chu Ji's escape would soon be transmitted back to Guanxi City, and it was conceivable that after King Jinchun reacted, he would be like thunder.

Follow it all the way, and you will soon be able to figure out what you think. Therefore, Wu Gan chose to turn around and return, and the unmanned horse was just to confuse the other party.

Next, Wu Gen prepared to go east and turn north, so that King Jinchun could not figure out where he wanted to go.

Early the next morning, Wu Gen and Chu Ji had an early meal, bought a horse in the town, got up and ran in the direction of Dingyuan County. After a few miles away from the town, he turned directly to the east and disappeared into the vast snowfield.

In the Jinchun Palace, the steward who escorted Chu Ji knelt in the hall trembling and dirty, and it had been five days since the disappearance of the Chu Ji nobles.

When I found out that Wu Gen and Chu Ji were missing in the pavilion, I was lucky, thinking that the two of them had gone into the mountains to enjoy the fun and got lost. After all, when the nobles are in the sunset city, they often go out to play, and it is common to walk for two or three days.

Therefore, the steward only sent people into the mountains to look for them, so that the nobles would not be in danger. But after searching for a day, there was no trace of the two. In desperation, he had to join forces with the local government on the second day to increase his strength to search the mountain, but the mountains are continuous, and how can the search be completed so quickly.

On the third day, the steward was in utter despair. Seeing that the matter was important, he had to leave some people to continue to investigate, and he and Li Zhong and a few people quickly returned to Guanxi City to report the news.

When he was about to reach the city of Guanxi, he suddenly found a horse walking on the road. stepped forward to take a closer look, it was the horse of the palace, and the danglu on the horse's head was the symbol of the palace. The old horse knows the way, and this unridden horse actually walked all the way back on its own.

When he saw this horse, the steward's face turned white. It had been checked that day, and only one horse was missing from the convoy, and it was thought that it was ridden by a nobleman. At this time, he was found on the road, but the person was nowhere to be found.

After listening to the steward's report, King Jinchun's face was gloomy, and the blue and white teacup in his hand flew out, hitting the steward's face, "Waste, so many people, they actually let the lord lose it, what use do you want to wait. Someone, drag them out and cut them down."

Two guards entered the temple and dragged the steward to go out to behead. The steward begged for mercy in fright, and the blood on his face flowed down and dragged a long line on the ground.

"Slow." Zhao Ling's voice sounded, "Father, this matter is a little strange, I will make a decision after I check it." He also sent Li Chong over, this person was beheaded, how should Li Chong deal with it.

"Well, what's the matter?" Zhao Chang was unhappy in his heart and glanced at Zhao Ling.

"Father, you think, that Wu Gen is a person who has walked the path of life in the past. This time on the Starfall Plain, he is also brave and strategic, how can something happen easily, how can two big living people disappear out of thin air." Zhao Ling knelt down and saluted, looking at his father as usual.

"You mean......" Zhao Chang thought thoughtfully.

"Yes, I didn't see you sooner, I didn't see you later, but I disappeared after the canonization of the nobles, isn't it a bit too coincidental. Father, when I go out to investigate, I will find out whether they have escaped or been killed." Seeing that his father understood his thoughts, Zhao Ling boldly suggested.

"But, let's find out."

Zhao Ling took Li Chonghe and his entourage, came to Chu Ji's mansion in a vigorous manner, and controlled the people in the mansion, and after some chickens and dogs, he only found a letter on Wu Gan's desk, and there was nothing on the cover.

After opening the letter for a year, there was only one piece of paper, with three lines of birthday-like words written on the front and only two words on the back. The letter also tied three hairs with string, two long and one short, one of which was gray.

Staring at the words on the paper, Zhao Ling's hands trembled. Looking at the three hairs swaying in the wind, I shuddered even more, and sweat oozed from my forehead.

"Back to the temple." Zhao Ling's voice was sharp, and everyone who had never seen her so out of shape hurriedly got up in a sedan chair. Halfway through, Zhao Ling lifted the sedan curtain and instructed Li Chong, "Return to the original valley quickly and see if Huang Li is still there."

Li Zhong agreed, turned around and rushed out of the palace, and ran out of the city on foot, and went straight to the original valley with a smoke.

"Father, Wu Gen has escaped." As soon as he entered the hall, Zhao Ling didn't care about etiquette, and walked straight to Zhao Chang and whispered, his tone trembling a little.

"What evidence?" Zhao Chang was also surprised.

Zhao Ling handed over the letter he had found in the Chuji Mansion, Zhao Chang glanced at it, and then looked at the three hairs, his face turned from blue to black, and gradually turned red, "Little thief, you dare."

"Father, I have sent someone to Yuangu, if Huang Li is not there, it means that Wu Yan has escaped with him. This paper is the birthday of our father and son, and these three hairs, without a doubt, belong to the three of us, Wu Gan is threatening the government not to send people to arrest them."